Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[Sqeggs]

11 minutes ago, Straw-Man said:

the price on the fantastic 4 made me feel pretty good about my copy.

I thought the 8.5 would go higher, given it was tied for second-highest with the Church copy and given how hot these early Foxes have been. 

[gino2paulus2]

12 hours ago, lpsunburst said:

I was in on the MM 7 too Gino but also got beat out at the last minute, I think it went for the right money in the end considering the PQ.

agreed

[gino2paulus2]

9 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

the price on the fantastic 4 made me feel pretty good about my copy.

Boy oh boy that’s Nice!! 

[Ricksneatstuff]

Just got this on boards thanks to Filter. 

[comicjack]

9 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

the price on the fantastic 4 made me feel pretty good about my copy.

Being a Larson that is a special book to own Mr P

[comicjack]

3 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Just got this on boards thanks to Filter. 

Also a special book in the bondage department as if you didn't know that already 

[Zolnerowich]

1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Just got this on boards thanks to Filter. 

I like the tattoo on her, hm, clavicle area.

[lou_fine]

3 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Just got this on boards thanks to Filter. 

Wow.....now that's just an absolutely gorgeous pickup!!! 

Very well done. 

[gino2paulus2]

9 hours ago, Zolnerowich said:

I like the tattoo on her, hm, clavicle area.

beat me to that one that is awesome!! 

[Ricksneatstuff]

I almost lost my mind and sold this book before I had my upgrade but when I got the 23 in 6.5 I thought it best to hang onto it. 

 

[sacentaur]

On ‎3‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 6:03 AM, lpsunburst said:

I was in on the MM 7 too Gino but also got beat out at the last minute, I think it went for the right money in the end considering the PQ.

Mystery Men 7 is one of "those" books, I just love it.

BTW, just noticed that there's a CGC 4.0 PLOD in the current Hakes auction.

[Sqeggs]

1 hour ago, sacentaur said:

Mystery Men 7 is one of "those" books, I just love it.

BTW, just noticed that there's a CGC 4.0 PLOD in the current Hakes auction.

Seems funny that book would get a slight/mod resto designation with four married pages. 

[lpsunburst]

32 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Seems funny that book would get a slight/mod resto designation with four married pages. 

I was wondering that myself, I dont always understand the resto grading criteria

[lou_fine]

On 3/10/2018 at 11:23 AM, sacentaur said:

On 3/8/2018 at 6:03 AM, lpsunburst said:

I was in on the MM 7 too Gino but also got beat out at the last minute, I think it went for the right money in the end considering the PQ.

Mystery Men 7 is one of "those" books, I just love it.

BTW, just noticed that there's a CGC 4.0 PLOD in the current Hakes auction.

Definitely one of the toughest of the early Mystery Men books to track down, especially in half decent grade. 

For example, even Berk's Church copy of this book manged to grade out at only a CGC 8.0 grade and that's still the highest graded copy to date after almost 20 years of certified grading. 

 

[sacentaur]

5 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Definitely one of the toughest of the early Mystery Men books to track down, especially in half decent grade. 

For example, even Berk's Church copy of this book manged to grade out at only a CGC 8.0 grade and that's still the highest graded copy to date after almost 20 years of certified grading. 

So true - I have the Larson copy of Mystery Men 7, and while it is bright and beautiful it also has a coupon clipped out of the back cover. 

[atomised]

6 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Definitely one of the toughest of the early Mystery Men books to track down, especially in half decent grade. 

For example, even Berk's Church copy of this book manged to grade out at only a CGC 8.0 grade and that's still the highest graded copy to date after almost 20 years of certified grading. 

 

I picked up the Berk Church copy.  There's a small tear on the back cover hence the 8.0.   The front looks very high grade like other Church copies.  Perhaps it's one of those books that was damaged after it left the Church residence somewhere in the transport and handling over the years, I have no idea.

[lou_fine]

13 hours ago, sacentaur said:

18 hours ago, lou_fine said:

Definitely one of the toughest of the early Mystery Men books to track down, especially in half decent grade. 

For example, even Berk's Church copy of this book manged to grade out at only a CGC 8.0 grade and that's still the highest graded copy to date after almost 20 years of certified grading. 

So true - I have the Larson copy of Mystery Men 7, and while it is bright and beautiful it also has a coupon clipped out of the back cover. 

Well, if it's got a clipped coupon it's definitely safer to keep it out of the hands of CGC because they apparently apply the sledge hammer to this particular defect, as it's probably one of their no-no's.  Don't really understand the purpose of the GLOD in this particular case then since they already include this defect on their label notes and apparently downgrade significantly for it already. 

I am starting to think the GLOD label would probably be more appropriate for early SA Marvels with Marvel chipping where they don't really take the defect into full account when grading, and yet at the same time, don't include the defect as part of their label notes while encasing it within a blue unrestored slab.  Would certainly facilitate a more fully informed transaction between buyer and seller that this particular significant visual defect had not been FULLY taken into account for grading purposes. 

Knowing your books and how you collect, I am 100% sure that the MM 7 with the clipped coupon must be an absolute beauty of a book with full gloss and color as virtually all of the other books in your collection. 

Edited March 12, 2018 by lou_fine

[Straw-Man]

i was crushed when my high-census book was crushed by jon's mile high.

[telerites]

3 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

i was crushed when my high-census book was crushed by jon's mile high.

You're right, BP, it's garbage now.  Send it my way and I will dispose of it so you have to look at that hideous thing any longer!  

[lou_fine]

4 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

i was crushed when my high-census book was crushed by jon's mile high.

Well, it looks like it is still the 2nd highest graded copy of the census population report after almost 2 whole decades of grading.

So, it looks like you are probably still good to go unless sacentuar decides to get his Larson copy graded.  Not sure how far down CGC will knock it down for the clipped coupon, but it might still have an outside chance of giving Berk's former Church copy a run for its money.  Especially considering how meticulous he always is when it comes to selecting books for his own personal collection.